Nuclear power plant
in the works for Piketon
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland on June 18 joined executives from Duke Energy, AREVA, USEC Inc., UniStar Nuclear Energy and the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative to announce the formation of an alliance to pursue the development of America’s first clean energy park project at a U.S. Department of Energy site in Piketon, 20 miles south of Chillicothe.
Known as the Southern Ohio Clean Energy Park Alliance, the partnership will evaluate the DOE Portsmouth site in Piketon as a potential location for a new nuclear power plant, including preparing a plant siting study and licensing documents for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
“The Piketon facility and people of this community have seen a number of partnerships come and go over the years. This partnership is different because it brings together the resources and experience necessary to transform this site into a revolutionary clean energy park,” said Strickland. “The project will revitalize the region’s economy, further advance Ohio’s nuclear infrastructure, help address our energy needs and be part of Ohio’s solution to the challenge of climate change.”
Click here to read the complete press release.
Move to electronic records brings
Adena Health recognition
Marcus Bost’s phone is probably ringing off the hook and his email Inbox full these days following the recent worldwide recognition of Adena Health System as a leader in implementing electronic health records.
Bost, the chief information officer for Adena, was featured in an article this week in InformationWeek as an example of how to move a health organization into the digital age on a relatively modest budget. It notes that Adena is in the midst of a five-year, $16.5 million effort to get doctors, clinicians, nurses, administrators and next, patients themselves, integrated into the system.
Read more: Adena recognition
Orange barrels, hard hats signal progress
While Gov. Ted Strickland in late March touted the benefits of the federal stimulus package in jump-starting the project to widen Ohio 104, Ross County and southern Ohio continue to benefit also from the private sector that’s pouring millions into area projects.
While Walgreens continues to take shape on Western Avenue at Plyley’s Lane, work is beginning on a $1.5 million replacement for the Certified Oil station on North Bridge Street at Marietta Road and Chillicothe will be home shortly to an O’Reilly’s Auto Parts store.
Read about more projects: Ross County progress
New resources to help your business cope
If you are looking for some help with a specific issue or just want to commiserate with fellow business people, the chamber is making help available 24/7/365 on its website. The new links are under the Business Resources section to the left.
SCORE branch available to help your business
One-on-one counseling from those who have been there and done that is now available to small business owners in the region. And it’s all free of charge and confidential. The Chillicothe branch of the Appalachian SCORE chapter has trained counselors at the ready to assist owners with issues such as finance, getting started, human resources, physical plant operations, etc. To get started, call 779-0845 and leave your information. A counselor will be back to you within a couple days.
Visitors can learn more about community in new viewbook
In addition to the printed viewbook, visitors or those seeking more information about the community and chamber members can access the guide online. The page-by-page guide allows readers to easily access the articles and advertisements by chamber members with a simple mouse click. The viewbook contains information on business, industry, recreation, schools, downtown, health care and technology. Check it out: Community viewbook
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